1 | <sect2>
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2 | <title>Introduction to XFree86</title>
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3 |
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4 | <para><application>XFree86</application> is a freely redistributable open-source
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5 | implementation of the
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6 | X Window System. <application>XFree86</application> provides a client/server
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7 | interface between display
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8 | hardware (the mouse, keyboard, and video displays) and the desktop environment
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9 | while also providing both the windowing infrastructure and a standardized
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10 | application interface (API).</para>
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11 |
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12 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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13 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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14 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&xfree86-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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15 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&xfree86-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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16 | <listitem><para>Download size: &xfree86-size;</para></listitem>
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17 | <listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required: &xfree86-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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18 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time: &xfree86-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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19 | </sect3>
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20 |
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21 |
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22 | <sect3><title><application>XFree86</application> dependencies</title>
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23 |
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24 | <sect4><title>Required</title>
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25 | <para><xref linkend="libpng"/>.</para>
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26 | </sect4>
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27 |
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28 | <sect4><title>Recommended</title>
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29 | <para>The following packages are included in the <application>XFree86</application> package,
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30 | however they
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31 | are updated more often than the XFree86 package and are highly recommended:
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32 | <xref linkend="expat"/>, <xref linkend="freetype2"/> and <xref linkend="fontconfig"/></para>
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33 |
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34 | <note><para>If you choose to not install these separate packages, the
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35 | <filename>host.def</filename> file below will have to be modified to
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36 | instruct XFree86 build them.</para></note>
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37 | </sect4>
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38 |
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39 | </sect3>
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40 |
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41 |
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42 | <sect3><title>Download Instructions</title>
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43 |
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44 | <para>There are several files that need to be fetched from the download location:</para>
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45 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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46 | <listitem><para><filename>X430src-1.tgz</filename></para></listitem>
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47 | <listitem><para><filename>X430src-2.tgz</filename></para></listitem>
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48 | <listitem><para><filename>X430src-3.tgz</filename></para></listitem>
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49 | <listitem><para><filename>X430src-4.tgz</filename></para></listitem>
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50 | <listitem><para><filename>X430src-5.tgz</filename></para></listitem>
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51 | <listitem><para><filename>X430src-6.tgz</filename></para></listitem>
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52 | <listitem><para><filename>X430src-7.tgz</filename></para></listitem>
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53 | </itemizedlist>
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54 |
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55 | <para>You should also download the patch file:
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56 | <ulink url="ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/4.3.0/fixes/4.3.0-4.3.0.1.diff.gz" /></para>
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57 |
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58 | <para>The first three packages are the <application>XFree86</application> programs,
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59 | the fourth and fifth are fonts,
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60 | the sixth is normal documentation, and the seventh is hardcopy documentation.
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61 | There are also two packages <filename>doctools-1.3.1.tgz</filename>, which
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62 | contain programs to regenerate hardcopy documentation, and
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63 | <filename>utils-1.1.0.tgz</filename>, which contain <filename>gnutar</filename>
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64 | and <filename>zlib</filename> which are already installed on an LFS system.
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65 | </para>
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66 |
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67 | <para>To check your downloads for integrity, download the <filename>SUMS.md5sum</filename>
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68 | file. Then:
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69 | <screen>md5sum X430src* > md5sums &&
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70 | diff md5sums SUMS.md5sum</screen>
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71 | The only differences you should see are for <filename>README</filename>,
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72 | <filename>doctools-1.3.1.tgz</filename>, and
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73 | <filename>utils-1.1.0.tgz</filename> files if you did
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74 | not download them.
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75 | </para>
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76 |
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77 | <para>The fixes subdirectory also has a SUMS.md5sum and this can be checked against
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78 | the patch file:
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79 | <screen><filename>md5sum 4.3.0-4.3.0.1.diff.gz</filename></screen></para>
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80 |
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81 | <para>After unpacking the <filename>X430src-?.tgz</filename> files, change to the
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82 | <filename>xc</filename> directory and run:
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83 | <screen>gunzip 4.3.0-4.3.0.1.diff.gz &&
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84 | patch -Np1 -i 4.3.0-4.3.0.1.diff</screen></para>
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85 |
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86 | </sect3>
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87 | </sect2>
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